"My Third-World roots remind me that the vast majority of our fellow human beings live hungry, sick, and uneducated, and that most social scientists, even in that world, ignore that ugly reality. This is why my papers in mathematical sociology deal not with free choice among 30 flavors of ice-cream, but with social structure, social cohesion, and social marginality."

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Source : Source: deutsche-denker.de

Mario Bunge

#Reality Quotes #Ice Quotes #Roots Quotes

“Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down.”
“Fundamentally, diaries are about loneliness.”
“There are people so blind and self-absorbed in all matters that they always believe that, whatever they desire or think, they can impose their will on other people. Whatever bad reason they use to persuade others, these self-centered people are so caught up in the process that it seems to them all they have to do is to speak their wishes in a lofty and commanding tone of voice in order to convince everybody.”
“We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks and national store distribution.”
“Online we have a compassion deficit”
“It's a chance for people to understand where we came from.”

Source : "'It's a chance to understand where we came from'". Interview with Robin Denselow, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2006.
“The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.”
“It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.”

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